A STUDY ON THE SCHOOL READINESS OF FIRST GRADERS FROM DIFFERENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC LEVELS

This study examines the school readiness of first graders from different socioeconomic levels with respect to gender, receiving preschool education, and parentsʹ educational level. The study sample included 179 children who started the first grade of elementary schools in the 2006-2007 school years. Data were collected by using the Metropolitan School Readiness Test and a Demographic Information Form, and analyzed by using Two-Way Analysis of Variance and t-Test. The results showed that socioeconomic level, receiving preschool education and motherʹs educational level created a meaningful difference on childrenʹs school readiness levels, while gender and fatherʹs educational level did not.